Terrell Davis Interview

We Talked Football With Bronco Legend Terrell Davis

There’s a great story about how an indulgence in a chili dog at halftime of a preseason game nearly hampered your path to the NFL. Can you talk about that and did you change your diet as a result?

I wasn’t scheduled to play that game. I hadn’t made the roster in my rookie year and that was the second preseason game. I didn’t play in the first game and I didn’t think I would play in the second game either. And it’s about the third quarter, we’re going into the fourth quarter, I wasn’t in the game and I was hungry. A lot of players were on the sidelines eating hot dogs and snacks, so I decided hey, I’m hungry, I’m not gonna play in the game, so let me have a few. I ate some hot dogs and whatever else they had on the sidelines and all of a sudden they call my name and told me to go into the game. I had to run into the game with a stomach full of hot dogs. I ended up throwing up the hot dogs when I got off the field. I’m glad I got the call into the game, though, as that was a key moment in my career.

So did that experience change your diet in any way — did you become a clean eater as a result?

I always allow myself to enjoy. I’m going to live life. I’m going to eat whatever I want to eat but there’s always keys to it. The key to it is you always have to eat everything in moderation. I keep everything on the table; I don’t take anything off. But because of the way I train, I allow myself to have whatever I want to eat to reward myself for working out. If I want a donut, I’ll have a donut. I don’t take it off the table. But I don’t eat a dozen donuts or a half dozen, I might eat one or two a week — if that. I don’t ever want to deprive myself of something that I really want to eat.

Can you talk about Gillette Clear Gel and what you’re working on?

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